|
|
jau, there we
are again after not even one year,- or better to get it straight, it was
last april, when the canadian sunnyboys of Simple Plan visited us last
time here in Germany. Review
April And apparently they did like
it so much here, that they wanted to come back straight again. Yeah well,
to be honest, it has been probably their management or label, who wanted
to pull outta this success whatever they could do. - As you know, when you
sit on such a wave of success, then you should ride it as long as the
dollar rolls. And it certainly does right now. Past April our good old Muffat venue was filled more than well, which meant aprox. 1.500 kids. This time it's the much bigger Zenith fitting in about 5.000 fans. And that what you could call a step up the ladder. I have to confess, I do like this young rockband from Canada, who is actually going for 13 years now. But first in the last 1 or 2 years the got the right attention. Some of their songs went down really well over here and well in the charts, though not on the very top. But the big advantage of Simple Plan is the fact, that their music is 100% suitable for radio airplay. they are going for commerical mainstream rocksound which sticks in your ear, when once listened to. And these are songs you can easily sing along with. The third and selftitled album went to pos. 10 in the german charts here and in Canada even on 2. I won't write anything about the bandhistory here anymore You can read it here. – However, the Zenith ain't sold out, but with these, just mentioned 5.000 fans they got so much devotion, that some other bands would become jealous by that. There are 2 supportacts, whereby I do miss the first one. the second act is 'Zebrahead', who's name sounds somehow familar to me. This californian group is
going since 1996 and they can already look back on 8 albums, 4 DVD's and
13 singles.
The only thing what
I'm a bit weary about are these many fucks and shit etc. because in the
audiance are many kiddies not older than 12. So I think there is no need
to tell all these youngsters this heavy swearing. - By the way outside are
many mami's and daddy's waiting for the end of the show. Shame, that Simple Plan get so much sold as a teenie boy band, because that way there is a certain risk of an only short life. Hope not so Like I just said, I hope not, because this band has class, and I'm convinced, that they belong to the next generation hope of Rock'n'Roll. Artists like Simple Plan are needed for the society, to get this music going. I don't quite understand the screaming hype though of all these girlies in the front row and beyond. Neither singer Pierre Charles Bouvier, nor his band mates do look like a typical teenieboyband, are styled like Tokio Hotel or US5. They rather look pretty much like - next door's neighbour in jeans and shirt. Well Pierre has got some kinda aura, I've gotta give him that. And maybe it is this, what let's girls drop unconciously down tot he floor. On the other hand there are as many male fans here as female one's....
Simple Plan do not offer us extensive showelements or other extras, But
they bomb us with lots of great songs, one after the other and steam their
fans up to the ceiling in enthusiasm. Exspecially songs like 'When I'm
Gone' or 'Love Is A Lie' gives us the feeling if there is an earthquake
going on on the errupting Popokatapetl vulcano.
I only hope that also
my generation, the older one, is gonna discover this young band for
themselves. Because some musiclovers are still not aware, that we need
bands like this one here to keep Rock'n'Roll alive, when the oldies have
passed away. I for my part hope that Simple Plan will be going for a long
long time, and they don't get caught in thid god damn business system.
Because this would be there death sooner or later... |